Articles from 2018 – Page 3 of 161 – GeekWire

Q&A: Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott talks diversity, taking some load off Satya Nadella, and whether the company needs to be cool

A company doesn’t have to be cool to make an impact — just ask Microsoft. The tech giant is, depending… Read More

Building a diverse workplace doesn’t stop at recruitment: 4 crucial steps to retain that talent

Inhospitable work cultures, isolation and lack of upward mobility. With the job market as strong as it is today in… Read More

Tech Moves: Simplicity Consulting adds to all-female leadership team; media firm Maven gets a revenue and strategy chief; and more

Simplicity Consulting recently added two new members to its all-female leadership team. Stephanie Chacharon has taken over as the firm’s… Read More

Google Assistant comes in first and Cortana finishes last in smart speaker Q&A test

The Google Assistant finished tops among the digital brains that power smart speakers in an extensive Q&A test, answering nearly… Read More

Koverse co-founders tap NSA expertise to build a platform to solve ‘unsolvable’ tech challenges

Koverse CEO Jon Matsuo would love to tell you all about the cool ways that his startup is helping the… Read More

Seattle and King County get text to 9-1-1 service, but officials still say call if you can

People in Seattle and the other cities or unincorporated areas of King County, Wash. now can text emergency responders for… Read More

Lumen Learning raises more cash, aims to replace traditional textbooks with digital ‘open educational resources’

Portland, Ore.-based startup Lumen Learning has reeled in more investment to grow its open digital education course material platform. The company… Read More

Amazon Air leases another 10 large jets, adding capacity to its growing delivery network

Amazon is growing its fleet of cargo aircraft with the lease of 10 additional 767-300 planes that will add capacity… Read More

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SpaceX wins $28.7M contract from Air Force for data connectivity research

SpaceX has won a $28.7 million fixed-price contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory for experiments in data connectivity involving… Read More

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Airport drone disruption: It’s happening at Gatwick in London, could it happen here?

Hundreds of flights have been canceled and tens of thousands of airline passengers have been stranded because of the buzz… Read More

Microsoft ends Xbox All Access financing program, but will unveil revised version in 2019

Those who wanted to take advantage of the chance to snag an Xbox One with no upfront cost only have… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Wrap up 2018 with board games; ring in new year with comic conventions

Happy Holidays! As the year comes to a close, it’s all about fun until everyone gets back down to business… Read More

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FCC levies $900,000 fine against Swarm Technologies for unlawful satellite launch

The Federal Communications Commission says Swarm Technologies must pay a $900,000 fine and be subject to increased scrutiny for having… Read More

Housing cooldown poses ‘1st serious test’ for new Redfin and Zillow direct home-buying programs

Redfin and Zillow will face the “first serious test” of their new direct home sales operations in the midst of… Read More

Craft retailer JOANN invests in Glowforge, will let customers use 3D laser printer at stores

Glowforge is making its brick-and-mortar debut thanks to a new investment from craft retail giant JOANN. The Seattle startup today… Read More

Macaulay Culkin is Google Home Alone and it’s the Christmas ad for our time, ya filthy animals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKYABI-dGEA Is it really possible to be home alone when a voice assistant is always at your beck and call?… Read More

Moving marketplace Dolly’s future in its home state hangs on critical regulatory hearing

Dolly, the app that connects people with trucks to people who need help moving, faces an uncertain future in the… Read More

Canada’s Corel acquires desktop virtualization company Parallels, financial terms not disclosed

Corel Corporation is acquiring privately held Parallels, best known for its Parallels Desktop for Mac virtualization software. Ottawa-based Corel announced… Read More

Facebook Seattle

Facebook will pause political ad sales for Washington state elections

Facebook plans to pause the sale of political ads for state and local races in Washington by the end of… Read More

Mars seismometer

NASA’s InSight lander carefully sets down its seismometer on the Martian surface

After three weeks of checking out the scene on the Red Planet, NASA’s InSight lander has placed its first scientific… Read More

Serena Auñón-Chancellor

Trouble-plagued Soyuz capsule carries space station trio to trouble-free landing

A Russian Soyuz spaceship that stirred up an international fuss over a drill hole and an air leak brought three… Read More

Streak in sky

Spy satellite launch gets scrubbed? Boo! Meteor explodes in California skies? Yay!

Rocket fans in California may have been disappointed by tonight’s scrub of a Delta 4 Heavy launch from Vandenberg Air… Read More

NASA reviews computer security after newly reported data breach

NASA says it is reviewing its network security processes and procedures after a computer break-in exposed Social Security numbers and… Read More

T-Mobile reportedly delaying launch of planned TV service until 2019

T-Mobile, which had planned to launch T-Mobile TV this year, reportedly is delaying its debut until 2019. Bloomberg reports that… Read More

Spaceflight signs up Brazil for Amazonia-1 satellite launch on Indian rocket in 2020

Seattle-based Spaceflight says it’s struck one of its biggest deals for a satellite launch with Brazil’s space research institute, focusing… Read More

Body-camera maker Axon now lets employees bet their salaries on company growth

Axon, which makes body cameras and smart weapons, will now let its employees bet parts of their compensation on company… Read More

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Redfin predicts big real estate cooldown, with tech hubs like Seattle and S.F. feeling it most

The last couple of years have been rough for home buyers — specifically on the West Coast, where an influx… Read More

Mariners fans tee off on T-Mobile Park and take shots against new Seattle baseball stadium name

When your team has the longest post-season drought in all of American professional sports, there is little news — short… Read More

Podcast

‘Underestimated’: How venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton is turning inequality into opportunity

SAN FRANCISCO ― Arlan Hamilton looks at the number of startup investments going to companies run by women, people of… Read More